Wisconsin facility gains test laboratory approval Last Thursday the Hydraulic Institute introduced its newest test laboratory approval—Pentair, one of its member companies—for its pump test lab facility in Delavan, Wisconsin. The HI program helps pump OEMs and other pump test laboratories improve their current laboratory procedures and policies by working with a third-party auditor to […]

Hydraulic Institute launches lab approval initiative In a press release Friday, The Hydraulic Institute of Parsippany, NJ announced the launch of a new pump-testing laboratory approval program. The program assists pump OEMs and other pump test laboratories improve their current laboratory procedures and policies by working with an experienced third-party auditor to develop and maintain […]

The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter, in collaboration with the Fluid Sealing Association, have announced the first Introduction to Mechanical Seals webinar series of 2014. The series will begin on Thursday, March 27 and will continue April 1, April 3, and April 8. The schedule for the mechanical seals webinar series: Session 1: March […]

Keep an eye out for the July issue of Electrical Apparatus Magazine, our annual training issue. This month Bill O’Leary, EA Associate Editor and Fast Forward columnist, writes about how companies and associations are using webinars to save travel expenses and provide customized tutorials. A webinar can simply be defined as a seminar on the […]

Pump Systems Matter and the Hydraulic Institute have announced the date of the first Pump Testing for Rotodynamic Pumps webinar for this year. The session will be held on March 11 from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. EDT and will be led by Richard Rindy, test lab manager at Weir Minerals North America. It will […]

The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter, in collaboration with the Fluid Sealing Association, have announced the first Mechanical Seals webinar series of the year. The series will begin on Wednesday, March 6, with an earlier complimentary webinar on sealing system energy efficiency being held on Monday, February 25 at 1:00 P.M. EST. The Schedule […]

The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter have announced a new webinar series on electronic data exchange (EDE) for the pump industry. Session 1: Getting Started with HI Electronic Data Exchange will take place on January 15 and Session 2: Demonstrating how Electronic Data Exchange Works will take place on January 22. Both session will […]

The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter have announced the date of the third and final Pump Testing for Rotodynamic Pumps webinar of the 2012 season. The session will be held on Dec. 18 from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. EST and will be led by Jim Swetye of Pentair. It will cover the scope of the […]

The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter have announced the upcoming Understanding the Slurry Standard webinar series. The three-part series will be led by slurry pump expert Robert Visintainer of GIW Industries and cover slurry pump basics during Session 1, slurry pump design and testing in Session 2, and slurry pump wear and application in Session […]

The Hydraulic Institute, a Parsippany, N.J.-based association of pump producers and suppliers, and Pump Systems Matter, an educational initiative that provides tools and collaborative opportunities to pump users, have announced the the second Variable Speed Drives webinar series of 2012. The four-part webinar series will begin September 20, with session 1 being led by Julian Atchia from […]